Abstract:
TANKS is a Windows-based computer software program that estimates volatile organic compound (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from fixed- and floating-roof storage tanks. TANKS is based on the emission estimation procedures from Chapter 7 of EPA's Compilation Of Air Pollutant Emission Factors (AP-42). The user's manual, available in Adobe Acrobat format and WordPerfect, explains ... the many features and options of TANKS. The program includes on-line help for every screen.

The TANKS program employs a chemical database of over 100 organic liquids, and a meteorological database of over 240 cities in the United States. The program allows the addition of more chemicals and cities, if desired. TANKS is capable of calculating individual component emissions from known mixtures and estimating emissions from crude oils and selected refined petroleum products using liquid concentration HAP profiles supplied with the program.

Use Constraints
TANKS 4.09 will run on Windows XP desktops. The program requires 8 MB of random access memory (RAM). The installed program requires 8 MB of available hard disk space. TANKS is designed for operation from a PC's hard drive. Many users are able to share tank databases via LAN connections to increase the utility of the program.

You must have administrative rights to all folders on your desktop. The installation process installs files to the Windows system directory.

TANKS is not supported on desktops using Windows Vista.

Installations requiring TANK program files to be resident on a LAN are not advisable and are beyond our support capabilities.